start menu w98 > w95

[hirtum]

I like my windows startmenu in w98 behave like w95 when the icons go beyond the viewable area... i like the menu to make a new colum and NOT the little arrows on the top and the bottom of the menu. is there someone who knows how i can tweak this ????

[Paul Dyer]

I've seen this one raised in a few forums, and I'm afraid the answer is "sorry, not possible".
The only workaround is to arrange sub-menus so you don't scroll off the screen

[EkeSqueaky]

I found this while digging for something else and I haven't tried it, but it may help you.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\explorer\Advanced]
Change the value of "StartMenuScrollItems" from "true" to "false". Hope that does it for you, but since I haven't tested it, backup first!
-EkeSqueaky

[jstolz]

EkeSqueaky's tip sounds promising--even if I don't have such an entry in my reg, and also have no problem such as you describe. However, you can also uninstall that portion of IE5 that creates those annoying start menu limitations. Look on http://technet.microsoft.com/cdonline/default.asp to see how

Regards...

[Paul D]

Did I really say that in May? You learn a lot in 7 months. Anyway, try this:-
Go to http://members.xoom.com/Khephra/r_cascad.htm

Clicking on the link at the bottom of the page restores the Windows 95 Start Menu style to Windows 98 PCs by adding a checkbox to Explorer's View | Folder Options | View tab. Internet Explorer 5.x must be installed for this Registry edit to work. Do not apply this Registry edit to Windows 95 PCs.

After applying the Registry edit, open Windows Explorer and select View, then Folder Options, then the View tab.
Scroll down to the entry "Multi-Column Start Menu Style" and place a check in the box beside it. Click Apply. Click OK.
Un-checking the box, or pressing Restore Defaults, will put your Start Menu back to the Windows 98 (or Internet Explorer 4) style after Clicking Apply and then OK.